Boot or shoe heel.



No. 699,768. Patented Mpy l3, I902.

F. G. SAYLOR.

300T 0R SHOE HEEL.

(Application filed Feb. 21, 1901.;

(No Model.)

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FRANKLIN G. SAYLOR, OF FRANKLIN, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR TO TVALTER E. ANDREW, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

BOOT OR SHOE HEEL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 699,768, dated May 13, 1902. Application filed February 21, 1901- Serial No. 48,286. (No model.)

To ttZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANKLIN G. SAYLOR, of Franklin,in the county ofNorfolk and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Boot or Shoe Heels, of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to a heel composed partly of leather and partly of rubber to be attached to a boot or shoe. Where the entire heel or the breast portion of the heel is made of rubber, it is apt to catch on the front edge and trip the wearer, and after a time the front of the heel begins to fall away from the bottom of the shoe, forming an open joint which catches grass and into which moisture will enter, diminishing the wearing qualities of the rubber. Nhere the tread portion of the heel is all rubber, it will cling to a dry pavement and slip on a wet pavement, and when the tread portion is all leather it will slip on a dry pavement and cling to a wet pavement.

The object of this invention is to produce a heel in which the front portion is made solid and the rear portion is made resilient and also to obtain the antislipping features of a combined leather and rubber heel.

The several features of the invention will be fully described in the accompanying specification and particularly pointed out in the claim.

In the drawings, Figure l is a sectional view on line 3 3 of Fig. 2 with the addition of the rubber core, showing a heel embodying the invention. Fig. 2 is a plan of the upper side of Fig. 1, omitting the rubber core and the heel-securing nails. Fig. 3 is a section on line 3 3 of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a bottom plan of the rubber core.

The heel comprises, essentially, a perforated leather ta-p 15, an upper front portion of leather 2 and a washer23, both secured to the tap, and a rubber core 1 on the upper side of the tap having one or more projections which pass through the perforated tap. The tap 15 is of leather and forms the bottom of the heel, except where the rubber core extends through it. The upper front side of the tap is built up with one or more short lifts of leather 2, secured by nails 5 and forming a solid front of leather for the heel. The leather portion 2 preferably extends backward only far enough to make a firm breast.

Secured to the upperside of the tap 15, back of the breast 2, as by tacks or rivets 14, is a washer 23, formed with perforations 24 at suitable places to admit passage of the shanks of the nails or screws 9, which secure the heel to the bottom of the boot or shoe.

Instead of a single plate there maybe a separate small washer for each nail; but it is preferable to have one plate of suitable size and shape to serve as a washer for all the nails, without, however, covering more space than is necessary for strength and to form a connection to the severalnail-holes, as that would impair the elasticity, nor should it extend to the edge of the heel, as that would prevent proper trimming and finishing of the heel.

The core 1 is composed of elastic rubber and covers all of the upper side of the tap 15 back of the leather breast portion 2. It is formed with a recess to receive the washer 23, thus enabling the tap to lie evenly on the rubber without cutting into the tap. The core E1 is also formed with one or more projections 20 21 22, which extend through corresponding perforations 16 17 18 in the tap, thus making a part of the tread-surface of the heel of rubber and part of leather, with the edges of the tread-surface entirely of leather.

The tap 15 is formed with perforations 8, in alinement with the perforations 24 in the washer, to receive the heads of the nails 9, which secure the heel to the bottom of the shoe, the perforations Sin the tap being large enough to allow the heads of the nails to come up against the washer, and the perforations 24 in the washer being smaller, so as to admit passage of the shanks of the nails, but not the heads. Thus when the heel is compressed in walking the rubber and that portion of the tap beneath the rubber have a free up-and-down action on the shanks of the nails; but the washer prevents the heads of the nails from drawing up through the rubber.

Heels constructed as above described need not be made in exact sizes and shapes to fit particular shoes or built onto the shoe when made, but may be sold in the market as an independent article and attached by any cobplied to the shoe.

bler. As there is no metal exposed at the sides, the heel can be trimmed down as desired, and as the bottom lift or tap is all leather around the edges the corners can all be finished off and dressed after trimming as well as any leather heel. If the metal Washer extended to the edge, it would interfere with the trimming and finishing, and if the rubber extended to the edge of the bottom lift it could not be given as fine a finish as where it is all leather. The intermediate portion of rubber, which extends to the periphery of the heel above the tap, can be easily trimmed and dressed, as it lies between the leather tap and the leather bottom of the shoe, so that there is only the edge exposed, but no corners.

When the leather tap wears out, it can be replaced without necessitating a new rubber core, thus reducing the cost of repairs.

The fitting of the rubber projection in the perforations of the tap will sufficiently hold the two members together before being ap- When desired to attach the heel to the shoe, the nails which pass through the perforations will sufficiently secure the tap and rubber core together, as well as to the shoe, without use of cement.

The front or breast of the heel constructed in accordance with the invention,as described, willovercome that peculiar rolling sensation due to the worn-off edges of an all-rubber l1eel,makingit difficult for the wearer to maintain a comfortable upright position of the body. The elasticity of the heel is so distributed that the above advantages will result.

That I claim is-- A heel comprising a perforated leather tap, a narrow lift of leather secured to the upper side of the tap across the front part thereof forming a solid leather front to the heel, a washer-plate secured to the upper side of the tap in the rear of said narrow leather lift, a rubber core which covers'the upper side of said tap rearward of the narrow leather lift, recessed to receive the said Washer and having a projection orprojections which extend through the perforated tap, perforations in the washer and rubber to admit passage of nails for securing the heel to the bottom of a boot or shoe, and larger perforations in the tap to receive the heads of the nails against the washer, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have alfixed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

FRANKLIN G. SAYLOR.

Witnesses:

WILLIAM A. COPELAND, LEPINE HALL RIoE. 

